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HEADQUARTERS
TEST SERVICES UNIT, PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o POSTMA’TER
SAN FRANCISCO, CALI.IA
Le.
26 Mar 1954
SUBJECT:
Re-entry Clearance Status of Personne] Returning to
The Eniwctok Arca
TO:
Commander
Task Group 7.4, Provisional
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
1.
In accordance with a verbal request from Colonel Mahon,
this Headquarters conducted a review of several matters pertaining
tg the movement of passengers in and out of Eniwetok by air.
2.
In some cases, personnel returning to the forward area
from TDY in the ZI or at Hickam, have no evidence in their posse~
ssion showing they are properly cleared for re-entry.
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Under the
provisions of CINCPAC letter 020, dated 1 April 1952, this evidence
is required before embarking such personnel at ary intermediato
point of travel beyond the continental limits ofthe United States,
3. The MATS Terminal at the ZI PAE is rcsponsible for scnding
messages, in accordance with the above letter, to appropriate ogencics
in the forward arca.
However, the MATS Torminal here has no auth-
ority or responsibility to check orders on personnel returning to
Hickam or the ZI on TDY, to soo that they are written correctly for
personnel to return to the Proving Ground,
4.e
To prevent future occurrences of this nature, it is suggested
that a letter be disseminated to all Task Groups comprising JIF-7,
reminding them that re-entry clcarance status of subject personnel
should be included in their ordcrs.
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7 FOR THE COMMANDER:
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AFWAdHO
James W,-Montgomery
JaMES W. MONTGOMERY
Major, USAF
Executive
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